Scope and Contents The American Entomogical Society Correspondence collection contains letters from approximately 946 individuals to leaders of the Society discussing entomology, the Society and the Entomological section of the Academy. Specific topics include: society affairs, working funds, publications and scientific courtesies, and exchanges with other museums and entomologists. The recipients appear to be primarily the secretaries and recorders of the Society and the Entomological section. The...

Scope and Contents While fundamentally a banker and businessman, Martindale was an accomplished naturalist, with interests largely in the fields of botany and entomology. Once treasurer and councilman of the Academy, vice-president of the American Entomological Society and Corresponding secretary of the Botanical section; also a member of the American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia. His collection of insects was purchased by the Academy. His botanical collection is a prized possession of the...